Ansonia factory site set for cleanup

Updated 9:57 pm, Wednesday, August 6, 2014

The former headquarters and office complex of Ansonia Copper and Brass is slated for demolition following an agreement reached with the city. The agreement calls for the city to offer a credit of $400,000 on the $820,000 in owed taxes and used for the demolition. less

The former headquarters and office complex of Ansonia Copper and Brass is slated for demolition following an agreement reached with the city. The agreement calls for the city to offer a credit of $400,000 on ... more

Ansonia Mayor David Cassetti plans to redevelop the sprawling, decrepit and deserted former Anaconda American Brass manufacturing site.

The city is expected Thursday to announce an agreement reached with the current brass company owners to begin an environmental assessment of the first 16.5 acres off Liberty Street. That parcel includes the former headquarters built in 1949, two mills from 1896, a machine shop from 1918 and a 1905 warehouse.

Once the assessment is completed, and if there are no major environmental issues, demolition by a contractor licensed to deal with hazardous materials will begin with expectations it be completed by Dec. 15.

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In exchange, the city is agreeing to write off as much as $400,000 of about $820,000 in owed property taxes.